Off Topic: My Nexus 4 screen broke and I ordered a new screen.. I broke that new one before I could even use it. $150 down the drain!! I can't believe I did that... I'm going to have to bite the bullet though and buy ANOTHER screen for my Nexus 4.. In total it will cost me almost $300 to fix a phone that I could sell for probably only $250..

Figured I'll just buy a Moto G since it's not much more expensive than getting just the screen for my Nexus 4!

I was just on Amazon and pre-ordered one. It says they get released on the 11th.

Yeah, Amazon's been saying the 11th, but buying from Motorola's site directly, they've been saying the 9th (still do, in fact: "Availability: Preorder Dec 9, 2013"). Although my email confirmation said it'd ship "the week of the 9th", so they're being suitably vague.

I talked to Motorola customer support today. Their warehouse is in Fort Worth, Texas and they have the day off for the snow. They're not shipping today. The woman I spoke to estimated I'd have my phone on the 14th.

I suppose it's actually good they're being vague with their projected shipping dates in this instance. Better than being disappointed if they can't come through with the expected date. The state of the weather is preventing them from being consistent.

My flip case arrived yesterday, and the Moto site still shows "not shipped" for the status of that order. No phone yet, of course... and now I've got no confidence that they'll tell me when it ships, I expect it to just show up.

I ordered mine 12/1 and the Motorola site said it would beginning shipping 12/2 but when I got the confirmation email the new ship date was the week of 12/9.

I called Motorola yesterday just for a status update and they said its at the warehouse ready to ship and that they are just waiting for FedEx to come pick it up. They said they would email a tracking number when available. So we'll see.

I had originally ordered a 16 GB US version from Motorola directly on the first date it was published here as available (11/27?) and I was charged the full amount right away (not an authorization). Eventually I was able to cancel the order and place one with Amazon instead. Mine still has not shipped from Amazon but still shows estimated delivery of 12/13 but the new order window shows 4 to 6 week wait. Hopefully this is not delayed. Motorola is so clueless with their direct sales and apparently Amazon is not getting good information from them either.

I ordered my phone on Thu 11/28 around 10pm, expecting shipment on 11/9. Earlier this week I heard about the weather delays just to my north (in Ft Worth TX), and I just received an email from Motorola (7:08pm CST Wed 2013-12-11). I'll paste it here:

Hi <my name>,

As you may have heard, large parts of the United States were hit by winter storm Dion, including our fulfillment center in Fort Worth, Texas. Our operations are still recovering from the storm’s impact while also trying to keep up with the incredible demand for Moto G.

For these reasons, your phone order wasn’t shipped when we originally estimated. We sincerely apologize for the delay and want you to know that your Moto G will ship by December 17th via a free upgrade to overnight delivery. (We’ll still send you a shipping confirmation with tracking number so you can see a more accurate delivery day/time.)

We know how excited you are to receive your phone, and we’re so grateful you chose Moto G. Thanks again for your purchase—and for your patience.

Sincerely,
The Moto Maker Team

P.S. - Some customers may see a charge of approximately $1.10 initially on their credit card statement. We’ll then charge the remaining balance once Moto G ships.

Got the delay email as well. Funny that as early as today they were saying over the phone it would ship to arrive by the 14th. Also I have a pending charge on my credit card from the 10th for the full price, but nothing has hit all the way through yet. And for the record I ordered on the 26th for the US 16GB version.

My case did arrive, but it's going back. The color is not at all as described or what it looked like on the website (at least on any monitor/screen at my house).

My case did arrive, but it's going back. The color is not at all as described or what it looked like on the website (at least on any monitor/screen at my house).

What color did you get? I was thinking about the "Royal Blue", but after looking for more photos I realized that it was actually just royal blue, and not the neat dark teal-ish color Moto's pics made it look like.

What color did you get? I was thinking about the "Royal Blue", but after looking for more photos I realized that it was actually just royal blue, and not the neat dark teal-ish color Moto's pics made it look like.

Got the "Cheery" which looks redish, and on the box it came in says red. What the color is closest to is a light shade of pepto-bismol. And not in a good way, think ugly pink.

I place an order on 12/9/13 for two Moto Gs. Christmas presents for the kids. Email confirmation told me that they would ship the week of 12/9/13. With two day delivery, they should be here in plenty of time for Christmas.

I received an email on 12/11/13 regarding the weather, but:
"We sincerely apologize for the delay and want you to know that your Moto G will ship by December 14th via a free upgrade to overnight delivery"
Still should have them well before Christmas.

They still have not charged me, so I called Motorola tonight and after being on hold for half an hour, I was told that it might ship on 12/16 or 12/17 with an expected delivery date of 12/20/13. That is cutting it a little close.